Visions of a republic : the work of Lucien Henry . Paris – Noumea – Sydney. (Hardcover edition)

Sydney : Powerhouse Publishing, 2001. Quarto, boards in illustrated dustjacket, illustrated endpapers, pp. 240, extensively illustrated, presentation inscription to half-title.

‘Presents the extraordinary and little-known work of French-Australian artist Lucien Henry (1850-1896), whose vision for an Australian school of decorative arts and design was developed in the period leading up to Australian federation. It places Henry’s project for an Australian Decorative Arts in the wider context of other architectural, botanical, design and public-education projects from the late 19th to the early 20th century.’ – Trove